Chuno - Netflix

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Chuno is an epic historical drama that is one of the highest rated
series in 2010 in South Korea, and which has already found much success
internationally. Chuno takes us back to the Joseon Dynasty, where slaves
form a 'righteous army' to change the ruling status quo, and have a
decent life irrespective of their social standing. The story revolves
around a runway general falsely accused of a crime and made a slave, his
sister who was sold off and is the love interest of her master, who is a
man of 'high birth' and who later becomes known as the 'Slave Hunter.'
This is their story, passionately told and well acted, wrapped around
danger, suspense, political turmoil, equality, unfairness, love, and
redemption.

Type: Scripted

Languages: Korean

Status: Ended

Runtime: 70 minutes

Premier: 2010-01-06

Chuno - Inca Empire - Netflix

The Inca Empire (Quechua: Tawantinsuyu, lit. “The Four Regions”), also
known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire, was the largest empire in
pre-Columbian America, and possibly the largest empire in the world in
the early 16th century. Its political and administrative structure “was
the most sophisticated found among native peoples” in the Americas. The
administrative, political and military center of the empire was located
in Cusco in modern-day Peru. The Inca civilization arose from the
highlands of Peru sometime in the early 13th century. Its last
stronghold was conquered by the Spanish in 1572. From 1438 to 1533, the
Incas incorporated a large portion of western South America, centered on
the Andean Mountains, using conquest and peaceful assimilation, among
other methods. At its largest, the empire joined Peru, large parts of
modern Ecuador, western and south central Bolivia, northwest Argentina,
north and central Chile and a small part of southwest Colombia into a
state comparable to the historical empires of Eurasia. Its official
language was Quechua. Many local forms of worship persisted in the
empire, most of them concerning local sacred Huacas, but the Inca
leadership encouraged the sun worship of Inti – their sun god – and
imposed its sovereignty above other cults such as that of Pachamama. The
Incas considered their king, the Sapa Inca, to be the “son of the sun.”
The Inca Empire was unique in that it lacked many features associated
with civilization in the Old World. In the words of one scholar, “The
Incas lacked the use of wheeled vehicles. They lacked animals to ride
and draft animals that could pull wagons and plows... [They] lacked the
knowledge of iron and steel... Above all, they lacked a system of
writing... Despite these supposed handicaps, the Incas were still able
to construct one of the greatest imperial states in human history”.
Notable features of the Inca Empire include its monumental architecture,
especially stonework, extensive road network reaching all corners of the
empire, finely-woven textiles, use of knotted strings (quipu) for record
keeping and communication, agricultural innovations in a difficult
environment, and the organization and management fostered or imposed on
its people and their labor. The Incan economy has been described in
contradictory ways by scholars: as “feudal, slave, socialist (here one
may choose between socialist paradise or socialist tyranny)”. The Inca
empire functioned largely without money and without markets. Instead,
exchange of goods and services was based on reciprocity between
individuals and among individuals, groups, and Inca rulers. 'Taxes'
consisted of a labour obligation of a person to the Empire. The Inca
rulers (who theoretically owned all the means of production)
reciprocated by granting access to land and goods and providing food and
drink in celebratory feasts for their subjects.